FR3111370A1 - ADAPTED TEMPLATE TO INDICATE A POSITION RELATING TO THE FIXING OF A COUNTER-ROSACE ON A SUPPORT - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a template adapted to be positioned against a first rosette or counter-rosette fixed to a door, said first rosette or counter-rosette being fixed in a first position at a first determined distance relative to the edge of said door, and intended to indicate a second position for fixing a second rosette or counter-rosette on the door, said second position being defined at a second determined distance with respect to said first position, said template comprising at least a first stop adapted to come into contact with said edge of the door and a first cutout adapted to receive at least part of the circumference of said first rosette or counter-rosette, the distance between said first stop and said first cutout corresponding to said first determined distance, the template comprising a second cutout adapted to receive at least part of the circumference of said second counter- rosette, the distance between said first cutout and said second cutout determining said second determined distance. Abstract figure: 4

Description

TEMPLATE ADAPTED TO INDICATE A POSITION RELATING TO THE FIXING OF A COUNTER-ROSETTE ON A SUPPORT

Field of the invention

The invention relates to the field of hardware and, more particularly, the fixing of a first rosette or counter-rosette intended to fix a handle on a door and the fixing of a second rosette or counter-rosette intended to fix a lock on a door, the whole intended for a door having a closing mechanism in its interior.

The invention relates to a template adapted to be positioned against a first rosette or counter-rosette fixed to a door, said first rosette or counter-rosette being fixed in a first position at a first determined distance with respect to the edge of said door, and intended to indicate a second position for fixing a second rosette or counter-rosette on the door, said second position being defined at a second determined distance with respect to said first position

State of the art

In the state of the art, it is known to use mechanisms intended to be installed inside a door, close to the free end of said door. In order to fix this type of mechanism, the user must provide sufficient space to accommodate said mechanism. The user must, moreover, and as a first step, drill a first hole in the door suitable for allowing the handle to pass through the door. Then, the user must, in a second step, drill a second hole adapted to allow the installation of a closing element such as a lock, accessible from the external side of the door.

The state of the art offers templates for determining where the user is supposed to drill the first and second holes intended to accommodate the handle on the one hand and the closing mechanism on the other in the door.

When the closing mechanism is installed inside the door and the first and second holes are drilled, the user must attach a handle and a closing element such as a lock to the mechanism.

A first solution consists in fixing a plate on the outside of the door on which are fixed the two elements, namely first a handle and then a closing element such as a lock. Alternatively, the user provides two independent elements, said elements being in principle of rounded shape and respectively comprising a counter-rosette fixed against the door and a rosette fixed to said counter-rosette.

The use of a counter rose and a rose allows aesthetic attachment of a handle and a closing element such as a lock. The counter-rosette forms the fixing element on the door and comprises, for example, holes adapted for the passage of screws intended to fix said counter-rosette to the door. Once the counter rosette is installed, the rosette is in turn fixed and forms the aesthetic element of the whole. The rosette can be made of metal, plastic or a mixture of materials suitable for decorating the outside of the door according to the user's choice.

In order to use the handle and the lock optimally, the rosettes must be correctly positioned, on the one hand in relation to the edge of the door and, on the other hand in relation to each other. The use of the handle and the lock is not optimal if the rosette and counter-rosette are not correctly fixed on the door. In fact, the handle must pivot inside said rosette and counter-rosette using the mechanism installed inside the door itself. If the counter rosette of the handle is incorrectly installed, the user cannot rotate the handle around its axis of rotation. Similarly, the same is true for the lock.

For the reasons explained above, it is important for the user to be able to position the handle rosette in the best possible way, and then, after fixing the said counter-rosette, the lock counter-rosette.

The prior art does not propose any means of facilitating the fixing of the rosette of the handle and the counter-rosette of the lock, one relative to the other. The user therefore needs time to properly install and fix the rosette and the counter-rosette against the door. Furthermore, the prior art does not provide a tool for installing and fixing the rosette of the door and the counter-rosette of the lock at the same distance from the edge of the door. For aesthetic reasons, the rosette and the counter-rosette should be fixed at the same distance from said edge of the door.

With reference to the observations presented above, there is a need to offer the user a tool to overcome this lack. The object of the present invention is to provide a tool allowing the user to determine, quickly and in an optimal and aesthetic way, the exact positions where the rosette and the counter-rosette must be installed and fixed on a door.

Object of the invention

The object of the present invention relates to a template adapted to be positioned against a first rosette or counter-rosette fixed to a door, said first rosette or counter-rosette being fixed in a first position at a first determined distance with respect to the edge of said door, and intended to indicate a second position for fixing a second rosette or counter-rosette on the door, said second position being defined at a second determined distance with respect to said first position, said template comprising at least a first stop adapted to come into contact with said edge of the door and a first cutout adapted to receive at least part of the circumference of said first rosette or counter-rosette, the distance between said first stopper and said first cutout corresponding to said first determined distance, the template comprising a second cutout adapted to receive at least part of the circumference of said second th counter rosette, the distance between said first cutout and said second cutout determining said second determined distance.

According to the present invention, the jig comprises a body essentially made using a flat material, said body comprising said first and second cutouts at a first end and said at least one abutment at a second opposite end of said body.

According to the present invention, said at least one stop is in the form of a flat element, oriented essentially perpendicular to the body of the jig.

According to the present invention, said at least one stop is in the form of a fold.

According to the present invention, said at least one abutment comprises at least one magnet.

According to the present invention, the template comprises at least a second abutment making it possible to indicate a first alternative position, different from the first position, having a first alternative determined distance with respect to the edge of the door

According to the present invention, said at least one first stop and said second stop are fixed on opposite sides of the body.

The aim, object and characteristics of the invention will appear more clearly on reading the following description made with reference to the figures in which:

shows a schematic view of the end of a door comprising an opening for accommodating a mechanism for closing said door,

represents a schematic view of the fixing of a counter-rosette, a rosette and a handle on a door,

illustrates a first embodiment of a template adapted to indicate a first position of the attachment of a first counter rosette intended for the handle and also adapted to indicate the position of the attachment of a second counter rosette intended for the closing element such as a lock,

shows a perspective view of the jig according to the first embodiment,

represents a second embodiment of the template according to the invention,

illustrates a third embodiment of the template according to the invention, and

shows a perspective view of the use of the jig according to the third embodiment.

Figure 1 shows a schematic view of the fixing of a closing mechanism 10 inside a door 1. The door 1 comprises an interior space 2 large enough to receive said closing mechanism 10. The closing mechanism 10 , adapted to close the door 1, is provided with a half-turn 11, removable with respect to the end of the door, and with a box 12 comprising the elements necessary for the optimal functioning of the said closing mechanism 10. The box 12 has a square hole 13, which hole accommodates the axis of rotation of the handle. The trunk 12 is also provided with a cylinder port 14 adapted to receive a cylinder. When the handle is positioned inside the square hole 13, the latch 11 can move from an open position to a closed position. When the cylinder is positioned within the cylinder hole 14, a deadbolt 15 can be moved from an open position to a closed position with the aid of a key or closing knob, and this depending on the type of cylinder inserted in the cylinder orifice 14. The closing mechanism 10 comprises a first orifice 16 and a second orifice 17 making it possible to fix said closing mechanism 10 on the end of the door 1. Furthermore , the closing mechanism 10 is provided with a hole 18 which acts as a location for fixing the cylinder when said cylinder is inserted into the cylinder hole 14.

Before fixing the closing mechanism 10 inside the door 1, the user prepares the door by drilling an orifice 3 through said door 1, this being adapted to allow the passage of the axis of rotation of the handle. Hole 3 must be positioned in such a way that, as soon as the closing mechanism 10 is inserted inside the door, the position of said opening 3 corresponds to the position of the square hole 13 of said closing mechanism 10. In addition, a second hole must be drilled through the door 1, this being adapted to allow the passage of the cylinder inserted inside the cylinder hole 14.

FIG. 2 represents a schematic view of the closing element 10 fixed inside the door 1, thus allowing the user to fix the handle and said closing element 10 on the door 1. According to the example illustrated in Figure 2, the handle 20 is fixed to the door 1 using an assembly consisting of a counter rosette 30 and a rosette 31. With reference to Figure 1 and Figure 2, it should be understood that it is essential that the counter rosette 30 be positioned on the door 1 to allow optimal rotation of the handle 20 around its axis of rotation relative to said door 1, taking into account the exact position of the square orifice 13 of the closing mechanism 10. In practice, the user positions the assembly consisting of the counter rosette 30, the rosette 31 and the handle 20 on the door 1 without however fixing said against rosette 30 against said door 1. The user operates the handle in order to control at what exact place the counter rosette 30 must be positioned. When the appropriate position is identified, said counter-rosette 30 is fixed to the door 1. By way of example, the counter-rosette 30 is fixed to the door using screws (not shown in FIG. 2) at inside the holes 5, 6 as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 3 illustrates the handle 20 fixed on the door 1 using a rosette 31 and a counter-rosette 30 (not visible in figure 3). As soon as the handle is correctly fixed, the user uses the template 50 according to the present invention, said template 50 being adapted to indicate the exact position where the second counter rosette 130 of the lock must be fixed. To do this, the user positions said template 50 in the position illustrated in Figure 3. Said template 50 comprises a body 51 in which are present a first cutout 52 and a second cutout 53. The two cutouts 52 and 53 are perfectly visible in Figure 4. The first cutout 52 is positioned against the rosette 31, itself already fixed on the door 1. The position of the template 50 against the door is also determined using a stop 54, which is visible in Figure 4. The position of the template 50 on the rosette 31, combined with the presence of the stop 54, determines the correct position of the second rosette 131, using the cutout 53 of the template 50. Thanks to the position of the template 50, as seen in Figure 3, the user can position said second counter-rosette 130, inside the cutout 53, and fix the second rosette 131 knowing that template 50 allows a perfect position of the second rosette 131 on door 1.

The template 50 is illustrated in more detail in Figure 4 in which we see that said template 50 is provided with a body 51 made of a flat material. The template 50 can, for example, be made using a plastic or metallic material. The body 51 is provided with a first end 55 on which the stopper 54 is fixed and with a second end 56 on which the first cutout 52 and the second cutout 53 are present.

Within the present description, the term “cutout” is used in order to refer to a member, or a combination of members, which can create a space adapted to receive at least a part of the circumference of a first counter-rosette . Said "cutout" is adapted to receive said at least part of said circumference of said first counter-rosette so that the template indicates exactly the position of the second counter-rosette using the second cutout.

Figure 4 shows that the distance between the cutouts 52 and 53 of the second end 56 and the abutment 54 of the first end 55 of the body 51 determines the distance d1, which distance d1 represents the exact distance between the counter rosette and the end of the door 1 when the counter rosette is fixed on said door 1. FIG. 4 also illustrates that the abutment 54 is provided with a cutout 57 allowing the passage of the latch 11 when using the template 50, which is shown in more detail in Figure 3.

Figure 4 also shows that the template 50 can be used to determine the exact distance d1 between the counter rosettes 30 and 130, for the handle 20 and the closing mechanism 10, with respect to the edge of the door 1.

FIG. 5 illustrates a second embodiment of a jig 150 according to the present invention, which jig 150 is provided with a body 151 having a first end 155 on which is fixed a second stop 154. The body 151 has a second end 156, which is itself provided with a first cutout 152 and a second cutout 153. The distance between the second stop 154 and, respectively the first cutout 152 and the second cutout 153, determines the distance d1 according to which will be fixed the against rosette 30 and against the rosette 130 on the door 1, as described above.

As illustrated in Figure 5, the jig 150 comprises an assembly consisting of a first and a second stop 160, both present in the body 151 of said jig 150. The presence of said stops 160 allows the user to use the template 150, in a position as shown in Figure 5, to travel a distance d1 between the end of the door 1 and the cutouts 152, 153. After a 180° rotation, the template 150 can also be used to indicate a distance d2, between the end of the door and the cutouts 152 and 153. In this case, the stops 160 are positioned against the end of the door 1. In addition, the cutout 153 is positioned above cutout 152. In this position, cutout 153 is used to indicate the position of the counter rose for the door handle and cutout 152 is used to indicate the position of the counter rose for the lock. This means that thanks to the simultaneous presence of the stops 154 and the stops 160, the user has the choice of applying with the same template either a distance d1 or a distance d2 between the end of the door 1 and the cutouts 152 and 153. For completeness, a single stopper can be used inside the body 151 instead of two separate stoppers 160.

A plurality of magnets 158, present in the abutment 154 of the template 150, can be used to fix the latter, temporarily, against the closing mechanism 10 already installed in the door. As a general rule, the closing mechanism 10 is made of a metallic material and, thanks to the magnets 158, the template 150 can be fixed, which allows the user to have both hands free and thus position the counter rosette correctly. 130 while fixing to the door.

The template 50 and the template 150 can be made of a plastic material and obtained by a molding process. Alternatively, the template 50 and the template 150 can be made of a metallic material and obtained by a process of bending and sanding a flat metallic element. Any other suitable material can also be used alternatively to make the template 50 and the template 150 according to the invention.

FIG. 6 represents a third embodiment of a jig 250, said jig comprising a body 251 made using a flat material. The body 251 is provided with a set of stops 254 and extends over the planar material in a first direction. Said stops 254 can be positioned against the end of a door so that the cutouts 252 and 253 can indicate a first and a second position, said positions being respectively intended for a first and a second counter rosette, as explained with reference to Figures 1 to 5. Furthermore, the body 251 is provided with a set of stops 260 extending from the planar material of the body 251 of the jig 250 in a direction of 180° opposite the direction stops 254. Thanks to these characteristics, the template 250 can indicate a first distance d1 between the end of the door, on which said stops 254 are positioned, and the position of the cutouts 252 and 253. By pivoting the template 250, the stops 260 can come into contact with the end of the door in order to delimit a second distance d2 between the stops 260 and the cutouts 252 and 253. This means that the use of the template 250 to that of the template 150 described e n referring to Figure 5.

Figure 7 describes the use of the template 250 and makes it possible to indicate the position of rosettes or counter-rosettes using the cutouts 252 and 253. As can be seen in Figure 7, the stops 260 come into contact with the end of the door 1. This means that a distance d2 (see FIG. 6) is delimited between the stops 260 and the place where the rosettes are positioned. As shown in Figure 7, the counter-rosette 30 (not visible in Figure 7) and the rosette 31 of the handle 20 have already been installed on the door 1. The template 250 is positioned against the rosette 31 with the cutout 252 (see figure 6). Once said template 250 is thus positioned, cutout 253 shows the exact position of counter rosette 231.

Claims (7)

Template adapted to be positioned against a first rosette or counter-rosette fixed to a door, said first rosette or counter-rosette being fixed in a first position at a first determined distance from the edge of said door, and intended to indicate a second position for fixing a second rosette or counter-rosette on the door, said second position being defined at a second determined distance with respect to said first position, said template comprising at least a first stop adapted to come into contact with said edge of the door and a first cutout adapted to receive at least a part of the circumference of the said first rosette or counter-rosette, the distance between the said first abutment and the said first cutout corresponding to the said first determined distance, the template comprising a second cutout adapted to receive at least part of the circumference of said second counter-rosette, the distance between said p first cutout and said second cutout determining said second determined distance. A jig according to claim 1, wherein the jig comprises a body made substantially of planar material, said body comprising said first and second cutouts at a first end and said at least one abutment at an opposite second end of said body. . Jig according to claim 2, wherein said at least one abutment is in the form of a flat element, oriented substantially perpendicular to the body of the jig. Template according to claim 3, wherein said at least one abutment is in the form of a fold. Template according to one of Claims 1 to 4, in which the said at least one abutment comprises at least one magnet. Template according to one of Claims 1 to 5, in which the template comprises at least one second stop making it possible to indicate a first alternative position, different from the first position, having a first alternative determined distance with respect to the edge of the door. Jig according to claim 6, wherein said at least one first stopper and said second stopper are fixed on opposite faces of the body.